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Akinwande Soji-Ojo Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, asked his predecessors to refrain from interfering in his administration, saying they already had their term. The governor gave the warning while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi on his return from the United States of America. Though, the governor did not particularly mention any name, the immediate past governor of...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Following the recent protests that rocked the party's national secretariat in Abuja, the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led government in Kano State of masterminding the protests. Recall that there have been protests at the APC national secretariat in Abuja calling for Ganduje’s removal...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have reportedly snatched ballot papers meant for the local government election in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. Recall that Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) had fixed Saturday, April 27, 2024 for the conduct of election across the 33 local government areas in the state. It was gathered that the...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The American International School, Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide its “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Bello allegedly paid $845,852.84 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi State government. The...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has removed the name of Adekunbi Ogunde from the list of legal practitioners in Nigeria. A five-man panel of the committee, led by Justice Ishaq Bello (Chairman), found Ogunde guilty of professional misconduct in a case brought against her by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). NBA spokesperson, Akorede Lawal, disclosed this in a...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State (PDP), Sikirullai Ogundele, on Thursday, heaped the blame of the party’s loss in the 2023 governorship election on the alleged highhandedness of its candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu. Ogundele made the allegations while addressing members and leaders of the party during a meeting held at the PDP secretariat in Abeokuta, the...

Bobrisky has been in public glare for quite a while, but more compellingly following her imprisonment for six months two weeks ago. Her life has been controversial and so, predictably, her imprisonment. A trans-gender, she has been an editor’s good copy and delight for what many consider as her defiance in life, charting her own course as she deems fit. In...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. Speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of Netherlands at his official residence, known as The Catshuis, in The Hague, on Thursday, Tinubu said Nigeria offers immense opportunities across a pool of sectors...

The staff unions of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State, have expressed shock over the demise of the institution's Governing Council Chairman, Professor Abiodun Ojo, who died on Tuesday. The unions include Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnic (SSANIP) and Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). In a statement jointly signed by the ASUP chairman, Engr...

Strategies adopted by Dangote Cement to increase sales and ensure an adequate supply of products to customers are yielding the desired results as domestic sales volume increased by 26.1 per cent to 4.6Mt in the first quarter of 2024.  According to the cement manufacturer's unaudited results for the three months that ended on April 30, 2024, the Nigerian operations volume rose significantly and...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Former deputy governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election. Ajayi polled 264 votes to defeat his closest challenger and former member of the House of Representatives, Kolade Akinjo, who got 157 votes. A total of 627 delegates from the 18 local government areas in the state participated in the indirect...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Ahead of Saturday's local government election, Oyo State Government has declared Friday, April 26, 2024 a half working day for all public and civil servants in the state. This was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Olanike Adeyemo, According to the circular, government offices are to close by 12pm while personnel...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has appealed to aggrieved aspirants who lost out in last weekend’s governorship primary of the party not to dwell on the past in order to ensure victory in the November 16 gubernatorial election. Ganduje made this appeal on Thursday at a meeting with the aggrieved aspirants and Ondo State...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has said the last general elections in Nigeria reflected the will of the populace, despite widespread irregularities.  The report was published by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour of the United States Department of State. The report highlights human rights practices and violations in different countries, including Nigeria. According to the...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Hundreds of protesters, on Thursday, stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja to demand the resignation of the party's national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State Government. Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several...